TENTATIVE AGENDAHunterdon
County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Main Street County Complex, Second Floor, Flemington, New JerseyTUESDAY, September 28, 2004 - 2:00 PM

2:45 p.m. Hunterdon
County Utilties Authority Meeting

l. CONVENE:

"This meeting
is being held in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings
Act. Adequate notice has been given by posting throughout the year a copy
of the notice on Bulletin Boards on the First and Second Floor of the Main
Street County Complex, Building #1, 71 Main Street, Flemington, New Jersey,
a public place reserved for such announcements. A copy was mailed on or before
January 01, 2004, to the Hunterdon County Democrat, Lambertville Beacon, The
Express, Courier News, Trenton Times, Hunterdon Review and Star Ledger, newspapers
designated to receive such notices and by filing a copy with the Hunterdon
County Clerk.”

II. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE

III. 3:00
p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTS

To discuss
personnel matters.

To discuss
legal matters.

To discuss
land matters.

IV. CONSENT
AGENDA

All matters
listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Hunterdon and will be enacted by one
motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these
items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent
Agenda and will be considered separately.

Motion to
approve the regular and executive session minutes of August
24, 2004 and executive session minutes of September 14, 2004..

Motion to
approve the payment of all claims as listed on the Claims Register dated
September 28, 2004.

Motion to
approve the Social Services Funds report for August 2004.

RESOLUTION
- Kevin Kisch appointed unclassified, full time County Investigator, Prosecutor’s
Office.

RESOLUTION
- Robert Fandel appointed permanent, full time Laborer, Roads, Bridges and
Engineering.

RESOLUTION
- William Mowder appointed permanent, full time Laborer, Roads, Bridges
and Engineering.

RESOLUTION
- Michael Adams appointed permanent, full time Laborer, Roads, Bridges and
Engineering.

RESOLUTION
- Edward Harrington appointed permanent, full time Laborer, Roads, Bridges
and Engineering.

RESOLUTION
- Authorizing the Notice of Auction for trucks, office equipment, construction
equipment, vehicles and miscellaneous items, to be held October 30, 2004.

RESOLUTION
- Approving a provider service contract with North Hunterdon/Voorhees Regional
High School, to provide an employment related program to fund student mentors
assisting special needs students, in the amount of $10,000.

RESOLUTION
- Approving application for payment #5, for Bid #2003-53, Construction of
the Haz-Mat Building, with Charles Mann General Contractors, Inc., in the
amount of $99,707.82.

RESOLUTION
- Approving application for payment #6, for Bid #2003-53, Construction of
the Haz-Mat Building, with Charles Mann General Contractors, Inc., in the
amount of $116,921.75.

RESOLUTION
- Approving application for payment #5, for Bid #2003-38, Renovations and
Addition to the Route 12 County Library Headquarters, with Rampart Construction,
in the amount of $283,220.00.

RESOLUTION
- Approving application for payment #18, for Bid #2001-58, (Interior) Demolition
and Construction of the downtown, County Administration Building, with Dauti
Construction, Inc., in the amount of $12,609.05.

RESOLUTION
- Approving a Mutual Assistance agreement with Clinton Township for specialized
law enforcement services through the County’s Emergency Response Team
(CERT).

RESOLUTION
- Approving a Mutual Assistance agreement with Holland Township for specialized
law enforcement services through the County’s Emergency Response Team
(CERT).

Three Bridges
Volunteer Fire Company, requesting permission to hold a “Coin Toss”,
on Saturday, October 23, 2004 and Sunday, October 24,2 004, from 8 am until
6 pm, at the Main Street Fire House on Main Street (Old York Road) and at
the second Station’s location on County Route 523 and Ryerson Road.

IX. GRANTS

RESOLUTION
- Approving the renewal of a grant application for the Multi-Jurisdictional
Narcotics Task Force Grant, in the amount of $186,005 in Federal funds and
a County Match of $100,156.

RESOLUTION
- Approving a conservation program application with the United States Department
of Agriculture, Nature Resources Conservation Service, to establish a Grassland
Bird Habitat and a Riparian Corridor along a stream containing 12 ponds.
Amount to be determined by the US Dept. of Ag is the application is accepted.

RESOLUTION
- Approving an application for assistance with the United States Department
of Agriculture, Nature Resources Conservation Service, to establish a Riparian
Corridor and a more nature water flow to improve habitat for fish and waterfowl.
Amount to be determined by the US Dept. of Ag is the application is accepted.

X. FINANCE,
Charles Balogh, Jr., County Treasurer

RESOLUTION
- Requesting the Division of Local Government Services insert an item of
revenue into the budget for Smart Future Planning, in the amount of $112,000.

RESOLUTION
- Requesting the Division of Local Government Services insert an item of
revenue into the budget for a State Health Services Grant, in the amount
of $461,357.

XI. OPEN
SPACE, Kevin Richardson

RESOLUTION
- Approving an allocation in the amount of $407,450, for 63.390+ acres in
Holland Township. Acquisition to be between the County, Township and Hunterdon
Land Trust Alliance, Inc., for the property adjacent to the Musconetcong
Gorge Nature Preserve.

RESOLUTION
- Approving a donation to Holland Township in the amount of $50,000, for
90.17+ acres in Holland. Acquisition will be between the Township and the
Phillipsburg Riverview Organization.

RESOLUTION
- Approving an allocation in the amount of $41,500, for 4.8+ acres in Lebanon
Township, from Lutheran Synod of New Jersey.

XII. COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR, Cynthia J. Yard

County Update.

XIII. 5:30
p.m. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Gary Toth

XIV. PROJECT
ADMINISTRATOR, Frank J. Bell, AIA

Update on
various County buildings and projects.

XV. ROADS,
BRIDGES AND ENGINEERING, John P. Glynn, Director

Update on
various County road and bridge projects.

XVI. PURCHASING,
John Davenport

Old Business:

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition HCJ45727, with Atlantic Ambulance, for emergency
transport for medical care provided to an inmate in the Corrections Department,
in the amount of $3,640.00.

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition # HCJ45728, with Morristown Memorial Hospital, for
medical services provided to an inmate in the Corrections Department, in
the amount of $46,676.08.

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition #HCJ45720, with Morris Heart Associates, for medical
services provided to an inmate in the Corrections Department, in the amount
of $10,145.74.

New Business:

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition #22370, with Aramsco, for a decontamination shower,
for Emergency Services, in the amount of $9,570.

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition #22371, with Aramsco, for a water heater, for Emergency
Services, in the amount of $6,720.

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition #HCJ.45803, with the Hunterdon Medical Center, for
patient care, for Corrections, in the amount of $5,511.82.

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition #HCJ.45804, with the Somerset Medical Center, for
patient care, for Corrections, in the amount of $3,082.

RESOLUTION
- Approving Requisition #IT.2096, with GovConnection, for anti-virus software
maintenance, for Information Technology, in the amount of $7,600.